canada

canada

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Loretta Saunders Found Dead; Epidemic of Violence Against Canada’s Indigenous Women Continues

Loretta Saunders, Inuk woman writing on missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada, found dead in New Brunswick.

Savannah —

Feb 28, 2014

A Prairie Homo Companion

canada

movie reviews

“My Prairie Home” Proves You Can Go Home Again: A Review of Rae Spoon & Chelsea McMullan’s Documentary

“My Prairie Home is more than pretty skies and poetic wheat fields. It’s also about growing up different in a difficult environment and what it means to survive.”

Malaika —

Feb 11, 2014

canada

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Canada’s Supreme Court Makes Landmark Ruling In Favor Of Sex Workers’ Rights

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court found the nation’s anti-prostitution laws infringed on the constitutional rights of sex workers.

Meghan Davidson Ladly —

Dec 30, 2013

canada

sunday top ten

travel

Sunday Top Ten: Significant Experiences In Canada

I’m flying to Canada today so this seemed like a good opportunity to think about all the other times I’ve been to other parts of Canada!

Riese —

Dec 22, 2013

canada

read a f-cking book

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Canary

Canary, a debut collection of queerish short stories from Nancy Jo Cullen, is all about the everyday. And the weird.

Ryan Yates —

Sep 3, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

canada

music

Important Prairie Homo News: Rae Spoon Announces “My Prairie Home” Tour Dates

Spoon explains that “My Prairie Home” will explore themes of “death, coming out as queer during high school, and surviving abuse.”

Malaika —

Jul 5, 2013

canada

Queer Girl City Guide

travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax is a historic city with the Celtic charm expected of Nova Scotia, overflowing with arts, culture, music and bars, so many bars. As it’s the biggest city in the…

Rebecca —

Jul 5, 2013

canada

genderqueer

community

Straddler On The Street: Emily

Emily lives in Canada and went to A-Camp 3.0, and she shared her feelings about being biracial, getting into roller derby, and having a cat named Barbra Streisand. Also it’s…

Vanessa —

Jul 1, 2013

canada

ode to my pantry

recipes

Ode to My Pantry: Poutine

It’s Canada Day! What else do you expect from me?

Kristen —

Jul 1, 2013

canada

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Will The Canadian Supreme Court De-Criminalize Sex Work?

This past week, sex workers have been holding marches in big cities across the country to support Bedford v. The Government of Canada, which aims to decriminalize activities surrounding sex…

Malaika —

Jun 17, 2013

canada

gay history 101

politics + activism

Team Pick: Happy Anniversary To Canada’s First Gay Couple To Get Legally Married!

Kristen’s Team Pick. Two Canucks got married on June 10th and a decade later they’re still together in the world they changed for the better.

Kristen —

Jun 10, 2013

canada

literary fiction

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Zoe Whittall’s “Holding Still For As Long As Possible”

Will all these wonderfully complicated characters learn to unravel their complications and fears? Probably not. But will they braid them together to form a community? Don’t you hope so?

Malaika —

May 25, 2013